Pirates @ Giants
September 2, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 7 0
Giants 3 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 7 0
Giants 3 9 1

Bill North Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .267
OBP .250 .390
At Bats 4 408
Hits 1 109
• Singles 1 85
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 84
RBI’s 1 29

John Candelaria Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 8 0
Close
Candlestick Park - September 2, 1979
Out
John Candelaria
Ed Ott
Willie Stargell
Phil Garner
Bill Madlock
Dale Berra
Lee Lacy
Omar Moreno
Bill Robinson
Bill North
Darrell Evans

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 7 0 7
San Francisco Giants 3 9 1 7
Winning Pitcher John Candelaria
Losing Pitcher Vida Blue
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Steve Nicosia
Attendance 15,663
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Littlejohn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Ed Ott now catching. LeMaster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lacy is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Garner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield who is chasing the ball. Garner reaches third base with a triple. Alexander scores.
Top 9 Gary Lavelle now pitching. Darrell Evans now playing third base. Moreno strikes out.
Top 9 Matt Alexander pinch runs for Steve Nicosia. Candelaria bunts towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. Alexander moves to third.
Top 9 Nicosia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Nicosia reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Andrews strikes out.
Bottom 8 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Ivie strikes out.
Bottom 8 Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Berra strikes out.
Top 8 Stargell is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robinson strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Lacy. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Lacy steals second.
Top 8 Ed Halicki now pitching. Lacy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Strain hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 North hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. LeMaster scores. North moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mike Sadek pinch hits for Vida Blue. Sadek is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Littlejohn hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lacy. LeMaster reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Moreno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Moreno reaches second base with a double. Nicosia scores.
Top 7 Candelaria bunts towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. Nicosia moves to second.
Top 7 Nicosia takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Berra hits a line drive towards first. Ivie reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Whitfield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Ivie hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Ivie reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Willie Stargell now playing first base. Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sanguillen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Madlock strikes out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Blue strikes out.
Bottom 5 Littlejohn hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lacy hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Garner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to second.
Bottom 4 Whitfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Ivie hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Herndon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Strain hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Candelaria strikes out.
Top 4 Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Berra hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 North hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blue strikes out.
Bottom 3 Littlejohn strikes out.
Top 3 Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Madlock takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Robinson. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Robinson steals second.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Moreno scores.
Top 3 Lacy strikes out.
Top 3 Garner hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moreno moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Moreno. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Top 3 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 LeMaster hits a popup towards third. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitfield tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Whitfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno who is chasing the ball. Whitfield reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Ivie hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Candelaria hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Nicosia hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Herndon chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards LeMaster. LeMaster fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on LeMaster. Madlock scores. Berra goes all the way around to score. Nicosia moves to third.
Top 2 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Madlock moves to second.
Top 2 Madlock takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Herndon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Strain strikes out.
Bottom 1 North strikes out.
Top 1 Lacy strikes out.
Top 1 Garner hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Moreno strikes out.